Microsoft 365's UNIQUE() function is a great reason to upgrade. Combine UNIQUE() and SORT() to generate unique lists with a single formula.

Learn how to create and use custom lists to sort data in Excel by your own order. Custom lists let you define and apply your own sorting criteria.

Launch Excel and open the spreadsheet that contains the list that you want to sort. Click to select a range of data, such as A1 through A20, or click the header to select the entire column of data.

You can sort data by dates in Microsoft Excel and Excel Online. Learn how to sort all the columns according to date column using this tutorial.

With Microsoft Excel's powerful sorting capabilities, you can enter unsorted data and let the software sort your data numerically, alphabetically or chronologically. You can sort all the rows in a ...

When an ordinary alphabetical or numerical sort in Microsoft Excel won't do, check out the advanced sorting options or add a custom sort pattern.